Bill Text: IN SB0137 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Trials and magistrates. Conforms Indiana statutes concerning the right to a jury trial in a criminal case with the provisions in the Indiana Rules of Criminal Procedure concerning waiver of the right to a jury trial. Provides that, unless the defendant consents, a magistrate may not preside over a sentencing hearing if the magistrate did not preside over the criminal trial.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-04 - Public Law 108 [SB0137 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2015-SB0137-Amended.pdf
Bill Title: Trials and magistrates. Conforms Indiana statutes concerning the right to a jury trial in a criminal case with the provisions in the Indiana Rules of Criminal Procedure concerning waiver of the right to a jury trial. Provides that, unless the defendant consents, a magistrate may not preside over a sentencing hearing if the magistrate did not preside over the criminal trial.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-04 - Public Law 108 [SB0137 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2015-SB0137-Amended.pdf
